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Chest pain during activity aids risk prediction in Chinese adults
Among adults reporting symptoms but classified as low risk, 31.4% developed cardiovascular disease over nine years, versus a median predicted risk of 5.7%.Among adults reporting symptoms but classified as low risk, 31.4% developed cardiovascular disease over nine years, versus a median predicted risk of 5.7%.
Preprint: cohort · 7,813 peopleBiomarkers
Who was studied7,813 Chinese adults without heart disease or stroke, 9 years
What changedAdding chest-pain symptoms to PREVENT improved cardiovascular risk prediction, raising the discrimination score by 0.019
The catchSymptomatic participants may receive more diagnoses because they seek care more often